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The title of this Czech satire derives from a bawdy postcard that is sent. The postcard is traced to a flirtatious and womanizing professor. His prankish postcard lands him in prison, sentenced to six years of hard labor. This comedy lampoons the lifestyle for Czechoslovakian residents during the Stalinist years of the 1950s. Based on a novel by Milan Kundera (THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING), who also assisted on the screenplay, the film is notable for being one of the few Czech films shot during the 1968 Prague Spring.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Single Side - Dual LayerText/Galleries: Filmography - 1. Jaromil Jires - Director Biographies - 1. Jaromil Jires - Director









2. Milan Kundera - Screenwriter
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A slapdash vaudeville troupe is turned on its ear when an ambitious young woman joins the troupe and commences an affair with its maestro. Federico Fellini's directorial debut, with Alberto Lattuada.DVD FeaturesRegion 1 EncodingKeep Case
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This bit of classic Swedish erotica follows the travels and travails of Mauritz, a dashing yet tormented writer who journeys to a paradise-like island off the coast of Sweden for the summer. It is there that he meets Barbro, a lusty young vixen with whom he begins a torrid love affair. But when the gorgeous Eliza, a buxom young film star, hits the scene, Barbro is all but forgotten. Though Eliza believes she is only looking for a bit of quiet solitude, she finds that Mauritz can offer her much more than peace of mind.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseLetterboxedSingle Side - Dual LayerAdditional Release Material: Theatrical Trailer Erotic 1960s TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Essy Persson Photo Gallery
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In this town it is better to be a good gunfighter than a good lawyer - it is the phrase that El Zorro De Jalisco used to defend the weak and the poor.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Akira Kurosawa's highly acclaimed film, set in feudal Japan, presents an intriguing tale of violent crime in the woods, told from the perspective of four different characters--a bandit (Toshiro Mifune), a woman (Machiko Kyo), her husband (Masayuki Mori), and a woodcutter (Takashi Shimura). Only two things about the incident seem to be clear--the woman was raped and her husband is now dead. However, the other elements radically differ as the four participants and/or witnesses relate their own stories (with the dead man, eerily enough, speaking through a medium). As each account is revealed, what seemed black and white turns to various hues of gray, leading to surprising--and confounding--relevations.A landmark of international cinema, RASHOMON won the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, bringing both Kurosawa--and Japanese film in general--to the attention of Western audiences. From the rain-soaked opening sequence to its moving conclusion, the film is a stunning examination of truth and human nature. The entire cast is pitch-perfect, with regular Kurosawa lead actors Mifune and Shimura giving typically outstanding performances. While critics and cinephiles debate over exactly how many masterpieces Kurosawa directed, RASHOMON stands as one of the revered filmmaker's indisputably brilliant motion pictures. In fact, the film's influence is so pervasive that it has inspired everything from a high profile Hollywood remake (THE OUTRAGE starring Paul Newman) to numerous tributes in movies such as COURAGE UNDER FIRE and THE USUAL SUSPECTS.
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